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Check out the current issue of URBAN ARCH News<\/em>, the quarterly newsletter bringing you news on the latest URBAN ARCH and related research.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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TB, HIV, and Aging in Uganda: The THAU 50\/50 Study<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>In this edition of the URBAN ARCH Newsletter, we highlight the recently funded TB, HIV, and Aging in Uganda 50-over-50 (THAU 50\/50) study.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Updates from 2nd Generation URBAN ARCH HIV\/Alcohol P01s<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

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International URBAN ARCH Center Updates<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Click on the buttons below to see what the International URBAN ARCH Center Cores and Projects have been working on.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Spotlight on… Sylvia Shangani, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"In this issue, we interview Sylvia Shangani, co-investigator for the newly funded THAU 50\/50 supplemental study, about her background in the field of HIV research, and her current work on the THAU 50\/50 study.\u00a0<\/span>
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Article Spotlight<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Heavy Alcohol Use Associated With an Increased Risk of Falls and Fall-related Health Outcomes Among People With HIV<\/strong><\/p>\n

Risky substance use among people with HIV (PWH) is associated with negative health outcomes. Researchers recently examined alcohol and\/or other drug (AOD) use among participants in the Boston-based 4F Study (N=251) to determine any associations with falls and related outcomes, and whether frailty moderated the association.<\/p>\n